Isaiah 45:12

'I made the earth and created man on it. 1 It was my hands that stretched out the heavens, and I commanded all the stars to appear. 1

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I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.

In Context

11This is what Yahweh says, the Holy One of Israel, his Maker: 1 'Why do you ask questions about what I will do for my children? Do you tell me what to do concerning the work of my hands?' 1

13I stirred Cyrus up in righteousness, and I will smooth out all his paths. 1 He will build my city; he will let my exiled people go home, and not for price nor bribe,'” says Yahweh of hosts. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 1:26God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” + 1:26 Some ancient copies have: ... Over the livestock, over all the animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth .

Nehemiah 9:6You are Yahweh. You alone. You have made heaven, the highest heavens, with all their host, and the earth and everything on it, and the seas and all that is in them. You give life to them all, and the host of heaven worship you.

Isaiah 40:12Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, measured the sky with the span of his hand, 1 held the dust of the earth in a basket, weighed the mountains in scales, 1 or the hills in a balance? 1

Isaiah 40:26Look up at the sky! Who has created all these stars? 1 He leads out their formations and calls them all by name. 1 By the greatness of his might and by the strength of his power, not one is missing. 1

Isaiah 42:5This is what God Yahweh says— 1 the one who created the heavens and stretched them out, the one who made the earth and all that it produces, 1 the one who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who live on it: 1

Isaiah 45:18This is what Yahweh says, who created the heavens, the true God 1 who created the earth and made it, who established it. 1 He created it, not as a waste, but designed it to be inhabited: 1 “I am Yahweh, and there is no other. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 45:12-20

The Power of God; Encouragement to the People of God. ( b. c. 708.) 11 Thus saith the Lord , the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me. 12 I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded. 13 I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor… Read the whole commentary →

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